The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-24
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How Eogaged Couples Behave.

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A pretty girl who hnB had, and still hal
seores Of admirers, was the frst 10 tax,
tho witness stand. Her testimony wa!
given with charming grace and csrriet
conviction. II 10 this: g.5G
II have been engaged twice." A BUR
psised mnrmur rose from The party. "Ant
the truth OF the raylrg that there is nc
accounting Tor woman's tsstes was fully
verified In my case, for the two gentlemen
could not have been more unlike. The
frat proposal came from ono come years
my senior. He told bis tale with dill.
Guilty, md the Meditation with which hc
talked impaired 10 me something akin "a
| II, for | did not accept him ss quickly az
intended. However, wo became engaged
and remained go for four months. And
do you know that during the whole time
he never as much az touched my hand ~
Never kinaed your" asked petits bru.
nes, In tone Of wondering indignation.
G"Eeyer" :
Tho other man WAS on ardent wooer,
and was great stick!cr for what he called
"his righta." Having been educated, 40 10
speak, In tho puritsnical System chRrsc.
teristic Of my first engagement, was dis.
posed 10 recent the seeming libertea he
took but l was told that an engaged
couple were expected to be more demon.
strative to each other than ordinary &C.
4usintances. ftlAi1
How do you moan ?"
"Well, there Is certainly no harm In a
woman permitting a man to whom she
has plighted her troth occasionally kiss.
higher, tits very frequently done, know,
and when no ouch understanding exists,
an exception to the rule Ia found"
" don't know about that" was the
dreamy observation Of n young fellow who
was said to be engaged. II am disposed
TO think the puritanicsl eystem 10 YET very
extensively prac,iced." 'sfIf'
what Is the conduct towards each
other Of engaged couplesP" asked one OF
the party. '5 ~.
rled lady.
ayes" l4
when q woman is truly and honestly
in love with man she 10 very careful, in.
deed, more 80 than she ordinarily Is In
her conduct towards him. She Is afraid
Of doing something that will iniuro her In
his estimation. The more artently she
loves him the more reserved, frequently,
Is she with her careeoes and endearments,
speak OF the engaged period, of course;
alter marriage 1t is different. lie psrhaps
kisses her few times btfore thoy arc
married. am told up North, and even
In parta Of The South, it is different. An
engagement becomes public affair, ia an
bounced, and the behavior of the couple ia
expected to be thst Of an engaged couple
Here with ua 1t has not yet reached that
point. 1t will some day, I am confident
and ! do not know that it 10 not the beat
plan by FIR. Its certainly far more at
tractive to the partieu themselves, and it
Ia a serious drawback to flirting and
ccquetry which too often characterizes
young girls. With ue, q girl likes to be
9th her fiancee, but the momentithe pub.
lie becomes aware Of the fact that he is
her intended husband, che rather avoids
public appearauce in his company. Just
why It lie do not know, but it is freouent.
ly the case. know lady, now staid
matrop, who Was engaged for a year be.
lore marriage, who requested her fiancee,
ak months before the time, to refrain
from visiting her. And for six months
previous to the wedding she did not see
him, though they lived within twelve
miles Of each other"